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A lively and engaging Children’s Art Centre, increased
program delivery to regional Queensland, and the
successful introduction of late night programming
were highlights of the year.
A comprehensive range of interpretive programs
encouraged audiences of all ages to find out more
about this year’s exhibitions and Collection displays.
The Gallery’s regular public programs include lectures,
tours and talks, in-conversation programs, seminars
and performances, all directly linked to exhibitions
and displays.
The Gallery and its programs are also a rich resource
for students and educators. Online education kits and
tours and professional development programs are
provided to educators. The New Wave program offered
events specifically for tertiary students and young
people.
Left: Author Linda Jaivin presents a writer’s talk during the ‘Andy Warhol’ opening weekend
celebrations. Background: A selection of Andy Warhol's celebrity portraits from the 1970s
and 1980s. Photograph: Ray Fulton
Top: Singer-songwriter and respected community member Cygnet Repu speaks about the
Mabuiag Island mask featured in ‘Picasso & his collection’. Photograph: Ray Fulton
Above: Andrew Clark, Deputy Director, Programming and Corporate Services, speaks about
the Children’s Art Centre. Photograph: Natasha Harth
Highlights
Picasso & his Collection
More than 33 000 school and tertiary students
visited the exhibition
380 teachers attended the Gallery’s Look
Out program, which included workshops and
information sessions for early years, primary
and secondary teachers
200 local and regional teachers attended an
exhibition viewing and briefing
Almost 600 visitors attended the seven-week
‘Talking About Modern Art’ series led by Dr Mark
Pennings, Senior Lecturer, Visual Arts,
Queensland University of Technology. The series
introduced visitors to the major developments
in art history from the late nineteenth century
onwards.
Andy Warhol
More than 25 000 school students visited
the exhibition
200 local and regional teachers attended an
exhibition viewing and briefing
381 teachers and tertiary students attended
the Gallery’s Look Out teacher programs and
New Wave tertiary program
200 people attended the ‘Andy Warhol’
symposium on 7 December, featuring Tom
Sokolowski, Director, The Andy Warhol
Museum, local academics and catalogue writers
More than 800 visitors attended opening week
end talks
1476 people attended the 17 public programs
held during the exhibition.
Place Makers: Contemporary
Queensland Architects
710 people attended architect talks,
panel discussions and lectures.
Special Events
Visiting Scholar Lecture with Terry Smith,
recipient of the Daphne Mayo Professorship
in Visual Culture
Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
Gold Medallist talk by 2008 Gold Medallist
Richard Johnson.